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3 When I receive information, I usually... accept that the information is true. OR do I... verify the author’s claims/facts.

4 Know Your Personal Biases Do I tend to look at things as either: “right/wrong” OR “good/bad” ?

5 Know Your Personal Biases Insecurity Fear Ignorance Peer/Family influence

6 Do I tend to hold on to misbeliefs?

7 How to Know a Reliable Site What type of website is it? Who is behind the website? Is the information supported with verifiable evidence?

8 What type of website? selling a service or product offering tips/advice news/blogs governmental scholarly article Wikipedia-type site selling an opinion or political agenda

9 Who’s Behind the Website? Who provides the information?

10 Check to see if site provides an identifying link: “About Us” “Who We Are” “Mission Statement”

11 credentials: the education, work, or other experience that qualifies an individual to address a particular topic.

12 Do you want a Friend or an Expert? Image:Paramount Pictures

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16 Reliable site: an authoritative, balanced, and accurate source whose claims can be verified.

17 to verify: to determine the accuracy of a statement, fact, or statistic

18 Unsupported Statements Student’s claim: According to Ebreastaug.com, Americans spent $12 billion on looking beautiful (ebreastaub.com). Cited source :

19 Supported Statements Revised claim: “In 2005, Americans spent approximately $8 billion on surgeons’ fees for cosmetic medical treatments (ASAPS, 2006).” Cited source: American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). Cosmetic Surgery National Data Bank—2005 Statistics. New York, NY: ASAPS, 2006.

20 Supported Statements Student discovered statistical data in the following article: Sarwer, David. “Physical Appearance & Cosmetic Medical Treatments: Socio-Cultural Influences.” Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology 2 (2006): 29-39.

21 Verifying Sources Check credentials of author: Listed in library databases?

22 Reliability of Author: Credentials Is author the subject of internet chatter? Google the author’s name

23 How to Tell a Reliable Site What type of website is it? Who is behind the website? Is the information supported with verifiable evidence?

24 City-Data

25 People Finder Web Sites Spokeo.com Pipl ZabaSearch Been Verified USSearch

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